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Lockheed Martin Announces New Executive Appointments At Aeronautics

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Tuesday, May 4th, 2010

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Lockheed Martin [LMT] yesterday announced several new executive appointments at its Aeronautics segment, including naming a new chief for the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter program. Larry Lawson, who is currently executive vice president and general manager for the Air Force F-22 fighter program, will take over the same position on the F-35 program beginning June 7. "With F-35 aircraft designs completed, 16 of 19 test aircraft delivered, all three variants of the F-35 in ground and flight test including critical…

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